S1E5 - Arachne the Weaver

Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

National Geographic

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.7 • 16.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2019

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Oh, Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the mortal weaver Arachne and her excellent tapestries. We come across some ill-advised bragging, weaving, a tapestry with a lot to say, gods in disguise, and an unfortunate bargain. --- National Geographic Kids Greeking Out is a kid-friendly retelling of some of the best stories from Greek mythology. Check out zeusthemighty.com to meet Zeus the hamster and his friends-Athena the cat, Ares the Pug, Demeter the grasshopper, and many more-who also listen to the Greeking Out podcast. Watch a video, read an excerpt, or check out the truth behind the stories!

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0:00.0	This week's story features spinning, weaving, a lot of bragging, and some gods into skies.
0:06.0	Please pay close attention.
0:07.7	Breaking out the greatest stories in history,
0:11.0	We're told in Greek mythology.
0:14.3	Breaking out gods and heroes amazing feats.
0:17.6	Listen, then you'll see it's breaking out.
0:24.0	This is the story of Arrakni, the Weaver.
0:27.0	And it is a story about a contest between a mortal and a god.
0:31.6	It is a story about talent, pride, and respect.
0:35.3	But it is also a story about fabric.
0:39.7	Most of the clothes we wear today come from a store.
0:41.9	Or if you're me, you're older brother.
0:44.1	But most of us never see how these clothes are made.
0:46.7	In ancient Greece, the fabrics for clothes and blankets and rugs were all made the same way
0:52.8	by weaving with a loom.
0:55.8	A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestries.
1:01.0	The user stretches out a set of threads on the rack of the loom
1:05.2	and then weaves another set of threads over and under and back and forth.
1:10.4	To really understand the story of Arrakni, you need to get this.
1:14.1	Take a look at what you're wearing.
1:15.5	If it's the right kind of material and you look really closely,
1:19.6	you may be able to see the tiny threads that are stitched together to make the cloth.
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